La Propagation, Les Meubles

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from ‘ Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from abu Malik al-Juhaniy from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Ata’ who has said the following: “I once visited abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and in his house I saw spreading, cushions, furnishings and pillows and I asked, ‘What are these?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘These are the belongings of the woman (wife the Imam).’”

Les biens de la femme.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Dawud ibn al- Haseen from al-Fadl abu al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘They made for him whatever he wanted, such as Salat (prayer) niche, statues, basins like wells. . . .’ (34:13) He (the Imam) said, ‘They were not statues of men and women but they were the figures of trees and similar objects.’”

Ce ne sont pas des statues d'hommes et de femmes, mais ce sont des statues d'arbres et de choses semblables.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih al-Sindiy from Ja‘far ibn Bashir from those whom he has mentioned who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, (in his house) had pillows and floor furnishings which had pictures (of sceneries) on which he (the Imam) sat.’”

qu'il a dit : 'Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn (sur lui la paix) avait des plateformes sur lesquelles étaient des statues sur lesquelles il s'asseyait.'

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from al- Hassan al-Zayyat who has said the following: “I once visited abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, in a well-furnished house; and the next day I visited him in a house where there was nothing except a mat. He (the Imam) wore a thick and rough-textured shirt. He (the Imam) said, ‘The house that you saw was not my house. It was the house of the woman and yesterday was her day.’”

Un groupe parmi nos compagnons de la part d'Ahmad ibn Abi 'Abdillah, d'Uthman ibn 'Isa, d'Abdullah ibn Muskan, de Al-Hasan Al-Zayyat, qui a dit: Je suis entré chez Abi Ja'far (que la paix soit sur lui) dans une maison bien meublée, puis je suis retourné le lendemain et il était dans une maison où il n'y avait qu'un tapis de paille et sur lequel il y avait une chemise épaisse. Il dit: La maison que tu as vue n'est pas ma maison, c'est la maison de la femme et c'était hier son jour.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain persons of his people from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il al- Maythamiy from abu al-Jarud who have said the following: “I once visited abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. He was sitting on a certain furnishing. I kept touching it with my hand. He (the Imam) said, ‘What you are touching is from Armenia.’ I then asked, ‘What do you have to do with Armenia?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is what mother of Ali (wife of the Imam) has brought.’ I then visited him at another time and kept touching what I was sitting on. He (the Imam) said, ‘It seems you like to see what is underneath you.’ I replied, ‘No, but a blind only plays.’ He (the Imam) said, to me, ‘That item of belonging was owned by mother of Ali. She was of the opinion of al-Khawarij and I wanted that she can return from her opinion until the morning and accept the divine authority of Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, but she refused; then in the morning I divorced her.’”

Je suis entré chez Abu Ja'far (que la paix soit sur lui) alors qu'il était assis sur un bien. J'ai commencé à toucher ce bien de ma main. Il m'a dit : "Ce que tu touches de ta main est arménien." Je lui ai demandé : "Et qui es-tu, et qu'est-ce que l'arménien ?" Il a répondu : "C'est un bien que la mère d'Ali, une femme de la tribu de Qabil, a apporté. Quand il était chez Qabil, je suis allé le voir et j'ai commencé à toucher ce qui était en dessous de moi. Il m'a dit : 'On dirait que tu veux regarder en dessous de toi.' J'ai dit : 'Non, mais l'aveugle s'amuse.' Il m'a dit : 'Ce bien appartenait à la mère d'Ali, qui voyait les visions des Khawarij. Je l'ai retournée une nuit jusqu'au matin pour qu'elle revienne sur sa vision et qu'elle se tourne vers l'Imam des croyants (que la paix soit sur lui). Elle a refusé. Le matin venu, je l'ai répudiée."

7. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ’Isma‘il ibn Mehran from ‘Abd Allah ibn al- Mughirah who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘Once a man asked abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, if a man can sit on a furnishing which has pictures of things on it. He (the Imam) said, ‘Al-’A‘ajim (non- Arab) respect it, but we do not consider it important.’”

Les non-Arabes le glorifient alors que nous le dédaignons.

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amrakiy ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja‘far who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about silk furnishings and similarly about brocaded items, prayer rugs of silk and of brocaded ones; if it is proper for a man to sleep on it, perform Salat (prayer) or lean against it. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can spread it and stand on it but he cannot perform Sajdah (prostration) on it.’”

Il peut s'y allonger et s'y tenir debout, mais il ne doit pas y faire la prosternation.